HOW CAN I REUSE & RECYCLE BITS OF SOAP?
It’s unwieldy at the best of times but when you get near the end
of a bar of soap it starts falling to pieces and is practically
unusable. Even worse a friend of our bought us a cake made out of soap!
It’s finally being used for its inherent properties but is falling to
pieces. Now if there was only some way of reconstituting all those bits
into a new bar…
Reuse
Soap is a useful addition to tool boxes, sewing kits and bike repair kits as it’s a good lubricant. Keep an end of soap in each in case you need it.
Recycle in the home
Collect the ends of several bars of soap and grate them up or break them into small pieces
then gently heat them until they’re malleable. Finally squish them into a mould and
leave them to re-solidify and there you go, new soap. You can also grate them up to make laundry soap – a frugal alternative to washing powder.
Recycle in the garden or garage
Place the stubs of several soap bars into the foot of an old pair of tights/stocking/thin sock
or a fine net bag (such as an onion or garlic bag), then hang them near an outdoor tap for when you. The fabric or net will keep much of the dirt/grim away from the soap itself and help increase lather too.
Recycle in the home
Collect the ends of several bars of soap and grate them up or break them into small pieces
then gently heat them until they’re malleable. Finally squish them into a mould and
leave them to re-solidify and there you go, new soap. You can also grate them up to make laundry soap – a frugal alternative to washing powder.
Recycle in the garden or garage
Place the stubs of several soap bars into the foot of an old pair of tights/stocking/thin sock
or a fine net bag (such as an onion or garlic bag), then hang them near an outdoor tap for when you. The fabric or net will keep much of the dirt/grim away from the soap itself and help increase lather too.
